How To Install libcerf on Fedora 34

libcerf is A library that provides complex error functions A library that provides complex error functions

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libcerf on Fedora 34.

What is `libcerf`

libcerf is a self-contained numeric library that provides an efficient and accurate implementation of complex error functions, along with Dawson, Faddeeva, and Voigt functions. libcerf 1.14 2.fc34 x86_64 39 k libcerf-1.14-2.fc34.src.rpm fedora A library that provides complex error functions https MIT libcerf is a self-contained numeric library that provides an efficient and accurate implementation of complex error functions, along with Dawson, Faddeeva, and Voigt functions.

We can use yum or dnf to install libcerf on Fedora 34. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install libcerf.

Install libcerf on Fedora 34 Using dnf

Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache --refresh

The output should look something like this:

Fedora 34 - x86_64                               20 kB/s | 6.6 kB     00:00
Fedora 34 openh264 (From Cisco) - x86_64        1.4 kB/s | 989  B     00:00
Fedora Modular 34 - x86_64                       68 kB/s | 6.5 kB     00:00
Fedora 34 - x86_64 - Updates                    3.5 kB/s | 6.2 kB     00:01
Fedora Modular 34 - x86_64 - Updates             17 kB/s | 5.9 kB     00:00
Metadata cache created.

After updating yum database, We can install libcerf using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install libcerf

Install libcerf on Fedora 34 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

The output should look something like this:

Fedora 34 - x86_64                               20 kB/s | 6.6 kB     00:00
Fedora 34 openh264 (From Cisco) - x86_64        1.4 kB/s | 989  B     00:00
Fedora Modular 34 - x86_64                       68 kB/s | 6.5 kB     00:00
Fedora 34 - x86_64 - Updates                    3.5 kB/s | 6.2 kB     00:01
Fedora Modular 34 - x86_64 - Updates             17 kB/s | 5.9 kB     00:00
Metadata cache created.

After updating yum database, We can install libcerf using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install libcerf

How To Uninstall libcerf on Fedora 34

To uninstall only the libcerf package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove libcerf

libcerf Package Contents on Fedora 34

/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/66
/usr/lib/.build-id/66/c5b63244fd9d079ed1993eaf51d075e8c92fe9
/usr/lib/libcerf.so.1
/usr/lib/libcerf.so.1.14
/usr/share/doc/libcerf
/usr/share/doc/libcerf/README.md
/usr/share/licenses/libcerf
/usr/share/licenses/libcerf/LICENSE
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/a4
/usr/lib/.build-id/a4/00b523671577331b9baa134bd06f273e863dd6
/usr/lib64/libcerf.so.1
/usr/lib64/libcerf.so.1.14
/usr/share/doc/libcerf
/usr/share/doc/libcerf/README.md
/usr/share/licenses/libcerf
/usr/share/licenses/libcerf/LICENSE

References

[libcerf website](https://jugit.fz-juelich.de/mlz/libcerf https://jugit.fz-juelich.de/mlz/libcerf)

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libcerf on Fedora 34 using yum and dnf.